Readers of the Heidelblog know that R. Scott Clark has helped countless people understand the confessional Reformed tradition in new and richer ways. Scott has been laboring to this end for more than thirty years by teaching church history at Westminster Seminary . . . Continue reading →
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3. Isn’t the Holy Spirit being given nowadays, then, brothers and sisters? Anyone who thinks that, isn’t worthy to receive it. It certainly is given nowadays. So why is nobody speaking with the tongues of all nations, as people spoke who were . . . Continue reading →
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How do pastors and pastoral candidates know they are a good fit for a particular congregation in which they seek to serve? Not all pastors and candidates are. In this episode, Dr. Clark digs into the mail coffer and discusses this question through the categories of qualifications, qualities, and quirks. Continue reading →
Book Review
I was eager to read J. V. Fesko’s new work, Theological Foundations for Counseling. Even though I do not hold certifications in this field, my firsthand experience assisting those with serious mental illness has given me wisdom in the type of informal . . . Continue reading →
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Bad government and national decline grieve those who love their country and bring a kind of chaos—a hard providence for Christian citizens. Yet even worse forms of chaos stand at the door if enough citizens (including Christians) give in to anger, passion, . . . Continue reading →
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All this means that human reason would like sin to have no greater force and power than it itself dreams of. Although hypocrites, who do not know Christ, may feel sorry for sin, they still suppose that they can get rid of . . . Continue reading →
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Each year on October 31, confessing Protestants remember Martin Luther’s protest against the abuse of indulgences. It is called Reformation Day, and it deserves our attention. Myth 1 On October 31, 1517, Luther hammered the Ninety-Five Theses to the door of Castle . . . Continue reading →
Heidelcast Live!
Join the Heidelcast for the weekly live streaming show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern today right here on the Heidelblog, on the Heidelcast Youtube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →
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The church’s older wisdom about death may be one of its most necessary gifts in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). This may seem like an unlikely connection, so I will explain. The Christian art of dying well (ars moriendi) belongs to . . . Continue reading →
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Join the Heidelcast for the weekly live streaming show featuring R. Scott Clark and Brad Isbell. Heidelcast Live! will be live at 9:00 AM Pacific/Noon Eastern, Wednesday October 28, 2026 right here on the Heidelblog, on the Heidelcast Youtube channel and on the Heidelcast X account. Continue reading →
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On July 25, twenty-one-year-old Abdul Ballout drove a van into a crowd at Berlin’s Pride festival before stabbing attendees with a machete. One woman was killed and twenty-nine people were injured. German authorities described the incident as a suspected Islamist terrorist attack; . . . Continue reading →
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In this episode, Dr. Clark discusses how scripture links pastor and overseer to shepherding, not “cowboying.” Jesus is the Chief Shepherd; pastors feed and protect the flock through teaching and voluntary oversight. Unlike cowboys controlling cattle, shepherds guide sheep gently, avoiding lording over them. Continue reading →
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In this episode, Dr. Clark explores why confessional Presbyterian and Reformed churches often experience slower growth and maintain smaller congregations than the broadly evangelical churches in America. Continue reading →
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As I noted in the first part of this series, many young people want to get married and have children, yet they feel discouraged and doubt they will find a mate. Last time we focused on the problem of finding a spouse . . . Continue reading →
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Pub culture has died, just as the England I remember and loved has died. On a small but notable point, the British government now limits the type of foreigner with whom I can share the buying of rounds. There is no chance . . . Continue reading →
News & Announcements
These were the top five posts for the week of October 19–25, 2026. Continue reading →
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In this episode, Dr. Clark continues the series, “Rome, Constantinople, Or Geneva?” looking at the doctrine of salvation, especially the doctrine of justification. The biblical understanding of our justification for God is that we are justified, or declared righteous, by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. Continue reading →
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Despite the lessons that history might teach about the creation of an evangelical elite now, a fundamental hiccup in the ideal, whether mainline Protestant, evangelical, or Christian nationalist, is the distinction between the sacred and the secular that pietists (high and low . . . Continue reading →
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In this episode, the Superfriends discuss Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). For Christians, what Yom Kippur represents is very encouraging because we know that Jesus is our substitute and he turned away God’s wrath for our sins; Jesus is the atonement that was promised and to which Leviticus 16 and 23 point to. Continue reading →
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As patriotic duty requires, every two years my wife and I tune in for at least a couple of hours during the Olympic Games. Designed to represent the pinnacle of sport, the games provide a rare opportunity for viewers to expand their . . . Continue reading →
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In this episode Dr Clark and Brad Isbell discuss ecumenism. What is it? From where does the word come (hint: it’s Greek), what should we think about it and can we be ecumenical and faithful to the Scriptures as confessed by the Reformed churches? Continue reading →
